You must be born again, and you can be born again through Jesus!
- The Problem: you are dead and must be born again (vv.1-10)
- The Solution: Jesus has been lifted up so that you can be born again (vv. 11-16)
- Salvation Illustrated (vv.14-15)
- Salvation Explained (v. 16)
- Salvation is God’s Love on Display (“For God so loved”)
- Salvation is Costly (“that He gave His only son”)
- Salvation is Available to All (“that whoever”)
- Salvation is a Gift Received by Faith (“believes in Him”)
- What does it mean to believe?
- to know and affirm the facts of the gospel.
- to personally apprehend the benefits of the gospel
- “Everything I am embraces all that Christ is” – Mike Riccardi
- What does it mean to believe?
- Salvation is Eternal Life (“should not perish but have eternal life”)